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Crime / Reign Of Terror: Lagos Blackspots Where Hoodlums Rob, Assault Citizens In Broad by Omooba77: 9:03am On Apr 20
VICTOR AYENI writes about the violent attacks meted out to Lagos residents by louts who rob, extort, and harass hapless passers-by in different parts of the state

When a barrage of slaps landed on Peter Eze’s face on the evening of August 17, 2016, for the first time, he experienced one of the ugly scenarios he had heard about the ever-busy streets of Oshodi in Lagos State.

Eze, a native of the Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, set out from his parent’s home in Mushin to visit his uncle who lived in Ladipo.

The graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, who was 19 years old at the time, was listening to music through earphones attached to his Infinix phone, which he had placed in his pocket.

Shortly after getting off the bus in Oshodi, the 27-year-old walked along the road where he was accosted by thugs who attacked him and took his phone and wallet.

Recounting his ordeal to Saturday PUNCH, Eze said perhaps the incident could have been averted if he had crossed to the other side of the road because more people were walking on the left side than the right side he was walking on.

“I was enjoying the music while walking when a harsh voice cut through in Yoruba, which I am also fluent in. ‘Hey, look here!’ a guy said to me, but I ignored him and kept walking.

“In no time, about five guys circled me and charged at me, ‘We were calling you and you didn’t respond, are you mad?’ Before I could say anything, a slap landed on my face. I was still disoriented when another landed on my face again.


The next thing I felt were hands going in and out of my pockets. They took my phone and my wallet.

“This happened at past 6 pm because I still had my wristwatch on me. It happened at a time when people could see what was going on, but people were just minding their business and looked on; nobody turned to help or intervene.

One of the guys shoved me to the floor and began beating me. I just laid there in fear, unable to do anything. When they left me, I managed to sit up on the ground in confusion watching the people walking past me. Eventually, I had to clean myself up.

“There was no phone to call my uncle or my mum, so I turned back and trekked back home to Mushin. My eyes were swollen and my mother was alarmed, but thankful that they didn’t kill me.”

Highlighting other stories of robberies he had heard about since his experience, Eze described the Oshodi area as a zone “where many people get robbed at night and it’s always the underbridge side”.

Two men attacked in Ketu

Like most Saturday evenings, Ayomide Ojedele, who lives in the Mile 12 axis, goes to watch football matches at the Agiliti area in Ketu.

However, on March 16, 2024, the 29-year-old, came under an attack by some touts on his way home from a viewing centre.

“I was holding my phone to see through the dark when three guys suddenly cornered me around the Alapere axis and ordered me to bring the phone I was holding, I refused and it turned into a struggle. They were trying to wrest my phone from my hands and while that was going on, I pushed one of them to the floor.


It seems like they were cultists because one of them spoke a slang term to the other, more like, ‘Give him one’.

That was how one of them hit me with a cutlass in the head and my head began to bleed. Eventually, they snatched the phone from me.


“The only fortunate thing was that I was able to retrieve my Bank Verification Number and account number that night and blocked my account, so they couldn’t use the stolen phone to withdraw my money,” he recounted.

Another resident of Mile 12, Ebenezer Ayinde, who was on his way to visit his elder sister one evening in 2023 said he was attacked when he was around the overhead bridge at Ketu.

“This happened in broad daylight. Two area boys accosted me ordering me to stop. They told me, ‘Don’t you know us? We live here under the bridge.’ I didn’t answer them because I figured they were targeting the phone I was holding, so I quickened my pace.

“Because I didn’t respond to them, one of them walked ahead, stopped in front of me, and gave me a painful blow in my ear. They expected me to wait up so they could pounce on me and take my phone but I kept walking. People were there but they looked on as if nothing was happening.

“Later when I left the area entirely and checked my ear, I saw that blood was coming out, but at least, they didn’t succeed in robbing me,” Ayinde told our correspondent.

Filmmaker raises the alarm

Popular filmmaker Biodun Stephen, in a video that went viral on April 5, described the extortions and attacks on residents by miscreants in several areas of the city as a “pandemic” that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and everyone in power needed to tackle.

Stephen mentioned areas such as Oshodi, Agege, and Lagos Island, which she stated had become notorious for being unsafe for people to walk as they would be dispossessed of their phones and extorted by louts armed with weapons.

She said, “You can’t pick up a phone call on the road as you are walking. This bunch of guys will gather around you and they will demand your phone – if they don’t even snatch it. And if they snatch your phone, they will tell you brazenly to your face ‘If you want us to return your phone to you, then go and bring money.’

We had a case of a lady whose phone was snatched from her and she ended up paying N50,000. Yesterday, this one happened a bit close to home.

We kept on calling a crew member of ours and he wasn’t taking his calls. We were worried but we kept calling. He was forced to take his call and he was on the street of Agege.”

“Suddenly, seven or eight boys surrounded him brandishing weapons in broad daylight
. Please, understand that this happened around 9:30 am; people were passing and everybody ignored him. Even the people selling stuff close to where this happened didn’t interfere. This implies that this is what is occurring in that place.

“They were pushing him (the crew member) around and threatening to stab him and nothing would happen till he paid them to retrieve his phone from them. He ended up parting with N5,000 yesterday.

“As he was telling us that story another person was confirming that the same thing happened to her three weeks ago. Please, in the name of God, this seed that has been planted has grown into a tree and it is multiplying; very soon it will become a forest. This is a country and a state that has laws and security,” she added.

Pleading with the governor and the state authorities to nip this problem in the bud, the film director added, “These boys have become brazen, stabbing people in broad daylight, demanding, exploiting, extorting, and threatening.

“We are not safe in our cars so don’t think this doesn’t concern you; they are already knocking on car windows. We are not safe!”

As the video went viral last weekend, several netizens took to social media to share their experiences of being harassed by louts in Agege, particularly around the overhead bridge.

The Agege Pen Cinema Bridge which was completed in September 2020 and inaugurated by Sanwo-Olu in February 2021 h[b]as been described by residents to be an unsafe zone for citizens due to the hoodlums that have found refuge there[/b].

Saturday PUNCH observed that in a section of the bridge, there was an abandoned rail line dotted by vendors and hawkers of various wares and two staircases that were often used by pedestrians to cross the lines.

The site has been described as the ‘axis of evil’ where robberies, extortions, and harassment by louts take place, even in broad daylight.

An Instagram user, Shayez, wrote, “I work in the Agege Local Government (Area) and we’ve been advised never to pick (phone) calls or put anything tangible in our bags when walking across Agege underbridge and its environs as one could lose his or her life to these street urchins.

“You have to adhere to the warning, otherwise you might not live to tell the stories. I’ve heard over 10 stories of how they hijacked people’s bags, and phones, and in some cases, some victims get killed!”

Corroborating Shayez’s stance, another Instagram user, Obafemi Adeleye, stated, “These urchins are always under the bridge, once you are about to cross the railway.

“They are mostly at that spot when you are about to make use of the stairs and they attack mostly females. That Agege bridge is worse. It has happened to me too but thank God I was raised on the street.”

How hoodlum threatened to kill me – Victim

Recounting his experience on social media a Lagos resident who gave his name as Pelumi said he and his friend were accosted by a lout in Agege who ordered them to hand over their money.

“This happened to me and my friend in Agege on the night of December 26, 2021. The guy stopped us and greeted us like a normal human being. My friend answered and I also answered. The next thing he demanded we give him something. I said I didn’t have my friend likewise.

“Then he said in Yoruba, ‘Ma gun iya yin ni isinyi’ (I will just stab your mothers now). My friend agreed to give him N2,000 but he refused, asking us whether he told us he was hungry, and why we were giving him N2,000.

“He turned to me and asked about mine. I told him I didn’t have any money and he brought out his knife and said, ‘Iya e ma foju sun kun e nisinyi’ (Your mother will soon cry over your death).

“I was shocked. Thank God for an old woman selling water close by who told him to leave us. That was when he let us be. Mind you that Agege Oju Irin (old railway) side is their base,” Pelumi, in a tweet posted on April 5, recalled.

Another social media user who gave her name as Olufunke also wrote, “Those Agege boys are terrible! Are they all on drugs? Even when you are walking, they come and start harassing you for money and touching you.”

Sharing a video on March 20, an social media user, @Ogeshinikese, lamented how miscreants extort money from pedestrians who pass through the stairs at the Agege underbridge.

“The authorities should help address boys raiding people there. I have slapped them when confronted but I can’t imagine how many times I have to be violent. I passed through Agege under the bridge but I don’t know the update there because I only drive across the bridge now.

“The Force Public Relations Officer should help us talk to the police in Agege because I think they’re scared to act,” he wrote.

In another video posted by the same X user on April 5, in which some louts were seen having an altercation with three men, he said, “This nonsense is happening in a state, with everybody fighting. They are demanding N100 from passers-by. If you don’t pay, there’s serious beating.”

The red zones

Aside from Agege, several other Lagos residents told Saturday PUNCH how hoodlums perennially harassed passers-by in areas such as Bariga, Orile, Somolu, Obalende, Ojo, and Mile 2.

“Areas like Bariga, Somolu, and the Bajulaye axis are red zones where these incidents happen. Those thugs are something else.

“I have seen them stop commercial bikes or tricycles, order passengers to come down, and give them money. If you dare resist, big slaps can land on your face, and mind you, these harassments occur in broad daylight, not even at night or evening and people around will be looking on as if it’s a skit,” a shoe vendor, Isaiah Adeogun, told our correspondent.

Corroborating Adeosun’s opinion, an Uber driver, who gave his name as Samuel, also told our correspondent that certain areas in the state were unsafe for car owners and pedestrians, especially in the evenings.

He added, “In Orile, you will see the thugs armed with cutlasses and they will hit your car’s bonnet or windows and ask you for money, if you dare open the window, you’ll get robbed and extorted. You will see them attacking people even in broad daylight.

“In areas like Oshodi, Ketu, Mile 2, Idumota, Ikotun, or Obalende, I can’t even park my car to get down or purchase something if it’s evening. Some other unsafe zones are Westminster (Olodi Apapa), Ojo, Volks, and even Alausa towards CMD Road under the bridge.”

Wistfully, a digital marketer, Chris Nomor, told Saturday PUNCH how he was attacked and robbed in broad daylight in Iyana Iba, along the Ojo-Lagos State University Expressway.

“It happened in 2017 when I was going to visit a friend. I alighted in the area and as I walked towards the street I was visiting, I suddenly felt a slap from the back, and then another.

“When I turned around, I saw that there were five louts. They descended on me with fists and took my bag. My laptop, ATM card, wristwatch, and phones were taken. I later sneakily removed my international passport before they ordered me to walk away from there.

“They emptied my account. I had just returned to Nigeria at the time and I never experienced such a thing before. For days, I still couldn’t believe it was real,” he said.

Our correspondent gathered that several footbridges in Ikeja Along, Obanikoro, and Ojota, as well as pedestrian bridges in Ladipo, Berger and Oshodi are also blackspots as they are often inhabited by robbers and drug-addled thugs who attack and dispossess passersby of their valuables.

The pedestrian bridges, it was learnt, have become a profitable hub for pickpockets and other small-time thieves in addition to the miscreants who harass women.

A viral video shared online by Guardian Nigeria on March 20 showed a thug who blocked two women carrying loads from climbing a bridge until they paid the N100 levy he demanded.

The video also showed other pedestrians without any load having unhindered access to use the bridge.

The caption read, “In Yaba, Lagos State, individuals are imposing a fee of N100 on pedestrians carrying loads to use the pedestrian bridge, coinciding with the enforcement of laws against jaywalking in Lagos. Concerned citizens on social media, including X, urge the state government to address this issue.”

Following the report, operatives of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps arrested the miscreants who were immediately charged in court.

Giving an update on the matter, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on March 21, wrote on his official X account, “As a follow-up to the arrests made of miscreants extorting traders on the pedestrian bridge across Lagos, the magistrates’ court sitting in Oshodi convicted the defendants for breach of public peace and illegal collection of money from people with goods.

“Magistrate Oshikoya sentenced the defendants to one month in prison. Also, the magistrates’ court sitting in Oshodi convicted 17 defendants for crossing the highway and not making use of the pedestrian bridges. The court found them guilty and sentenced them to two months in prison with an option of N7,000 fine.”

In another post on April 5, Wahab wrote, “A total of nine miscreants were apprehended by the officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps during (an) early morning operation at Bolade, Shogunle, PWD, and Ladipo pedestrian bridges for preventing people from using the facilities.”

Police arrest 303 suspects

On Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement, disclosed that the police arrested no fewer than 303 suspects during a raid of criminal hideouts following reports of illegal seizure of phones within the Lagos metropolis.

https://punchng.com/reign-of-terror-lagos-blackspots-where-hoodlums-rob-assault-citizens-in-broad-daylight

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid: UCL Finals (0 - 2) On 1st June 2024 by Omooba77: 6:42pm On Apr 17
Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the 2024 UEFA Champions League final at London's Wembley Stadium;, UK

The trophy is displayed before the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal-Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany,
The Champions League final will take place on June 1
Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the 2024 Champions League final.

The Bundesliga side beat PSG 2-0 on aggregate - winning 1-0 in both legs - while Real Madrid needed two dramatic late goals from Joselu to beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate, having drawn 2-2 in the first leg.

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Politics / Nigeria’s Dollar Reserves Plunge In Tandem With Naira Rebound by Omooba77: 7:45pm On Apr 16
Nigeria is burning through its foreign exchange reserves at a rate not seen in four years, raising concerns that the central bank is depleting its dollar holdings to support the naira after pledging it would allow the currency to float more freely.

Liquid reserves declined 5.6% since March 18, when the naira started its rebound from record-low levels against the dollar, to $31.7 billion as of April 12, according to Bloomberg’s calculations based on the latest available data from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

That’s the biggest decline in a similar period since April 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

At the beginning of the year, the naira went down to about N1,900 to a dollar. Many speculators had expected the value of the naira to continue its free fall. However, the naira has been gaining strength lately and has gone up to about N1,100 to a dollar.

Bloomberg reports that the development came after the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced measures to improve liquidity, attract capital inflows and allow the market to determine the naira’s exchange rate. As part of the reforms, the CBN pledged to clear a backlog of pent-up dollar demand.

The CBN does appear to be using its FX reserves to clear the valid backlog, and return the naira to a realistic exchange rate,” said Charles Robertson, the London-based head of macro strategy at FIM Partners. “My assumption is they hope to encourage others – local and foreign investors – to start investing in the local currency, and return private sector liquidity to the foreign exchange market.”

Nigeria still has a sizable cushion of foreign-exchange reserves, buoyed by a rally in oil prices and inflows from multi-lateral loans. Gross reserves of around $32.6 billion cover about six months’ worth of imports, according to the International Monetary Fund.

The central bank said last month it had cleared a backlog of overdue dollar purchase agreements estimated at $7 billion since the beginning of the year.

That was built over years as the central bank pegged its currency against the dollar, leading to a scarcity of foreign currency that deterred foreign portfolio investment. However, it’s unclear how much dollar debt the CBN retains on its books.

The publication of the central bank’s financial statements late last year showed it had securities lending agreements with JP Morgan Chase & Co. for $7 billion and another $500 million with Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

It is not clear if those obligations have been settled. A spokesperson for the central bank didn’t immediately respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment on the telephone.

The FX reserves have fallen despite a surge of inflows into capital markets following 600 basis points of cumulative interest rate hikes in February and March, which increased the allure of Nigerian local debt. Foreign portfolio inflows exceeded $1 billion in February, bringing total receipts so far this year to at least $2.3 billion, according to the central bank.

“The CBN will also be aware that new inflows from Afreximbank, the World Bank, and a possible eurobond, plus the benefit of higher oil prices and a likely return of remittances via official and semi-official channels (rather than bitcoin) will allow reserves to stabilize or rise again,” Robertson said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/ngn-usd-nigeria-s-fx-reserves-plunge-in-tandem-with-naira-rebound?

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Politics / Garri, Yam, ‘akpu’ Lead In Food Inflation, As Abia Tops With 5.17 % — NBS by Omooba77: 1:40pm On Apr 15
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of Garri, yam, ‘Akpu’ and other food items increased in March.

The bureau disclosed this in a report titled Consumer Price Indices Report for March 2024, released on Monday.



The report shows that the prices of food items have skyrocketed, leaving many people unable to afford staple foods.



On food inflation, the bureau said: “The food inflation rate in March 2024 was 40.01 percent on a year-on-year basis, which was 15.56 percentage points higher compared to the rate recorded in March 2023 (24.45 per cent).


“The rise in food inflation on a year-on-year basis was caused by increases in prices of the following per cent items:

“Gari, millet, Akpu uncooked fermented (which are under the bread and cereals class), yam tuber, water yam (under potatoes, yam, and other tubers class), dried fish sardine, and mudfish dried (under Fish class).

“Palm oil, vegetable oil (under Oil and Fat), beef feet, beef head, liver (under meat class), coconut,

watermelon (under Fruit Class), Lipton tea, Bournvita, Milo (under coffee, tea, and cocoa class).

Further analysis of the report showed that Southern states, led by Abia and Cross River, recorded the highest food prices on a Month-on-Month basis.


On the other hand, states within the North East (Borno and Yobe) recorded the lowest food inflation during the time.


“On a Month-on-Month basis, however, March 2024 Food inflation was highest in Abia (5.17 percent), Cross River (5.14 percent), Bayelsa (4.75 percent), while Borno (1.59 percent), Yobe (2.08 percent) and Adamawa (2.12 percent) recorded the slowest rise in Food inflation on Month-on-Month basis.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/garri-yam-akpu-lead-in-food-inflation-as-abia-tops-with-5-17-nbs/
Politics / Updated: Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 33.2% In March by Omooba77: 12:57pm On Apr 15
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate reached 33.2 percent in March 2024. This represents a 1.5 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) increase from 31.7 percent recorded in February 2024.

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this today, Monday, in its Consumer Price Indices report for March 2024.

The bureau also said that food inflation increased YoY by 2.09 percentage points to 40.01 percent in March from 37.92 percent in February.
NBS said: “In March 2024, the headline inflation rate increased to 33.2 percent relative to the February 2024 headline inflation rate which was 31.7 percent.

“Looking at the movement, the March 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 1.5 percentage points when compared to the February 2024 headline inflation rate.

“On a YoY basis, the headline inflation rate was 11.16 percentage points higher compared to the rate recorded in March 2023, which was 22.04 percent.

“This shows that the headline inflation rate (YoY basis) increased in the month of March 2024 when compared to the same month in the preceding year (i.e., March 2023).

“Furthermore, on a month-on-month basis, the headline inflation rate in March 2024 was 3.02 percent which was 0.10 percent lower than the rate recorded in February 2024 (3.12 percent).

“This means that in the month of March 2024, the rate of increase in the average price level is less than the rate of increase in the average price level in February 2024.”

On food inflation the bureau said: “The food inflation rate in March 2024 was 40.01 percent on a year-on-year basis, which was 15.56 percentage points higher compared to the rate recorded in March 2023 (24.45 percent).

Food inflation
“The rise in Food inflation on a year-on-year basis was caused by increases in prices of the following
items:

“Gari, millet, akpu uncooked fermented (which are under the bread and cereals class), yam tuber, water yam (under potatoes, yam, and other tubers class), dried fish sardine, and mudfish dried (under Fish class).

Global warming to raise food prices, inflation - study
“Palm oil, vegetable oil (under Oil and Fat), beef feet, beef head, liver (under meat class), coconut, watermelon (under Fruit Class), Lipton tea, Bournvita, Milo (under coffee, tea and cocoa class).

Month-on-month inflation
“On a month-on-month basis, the food inflation rate in March 2024 was 3.62 percent. This shows a 0.17 percentage points decrease compared to the rate recorded in February 2024 (3.79 percent).”


NBS noted that in March 2024, food inflation on a YoY basis was highest in Kogi (48.46 percent), Kwara
(46.18 percent), Akwa Ibom (45.18 percent), while Nasarawa (33.76 percent), Borno (34.28 percent) and Bauchi (34.38 percent), recorded the slowest rise in Food inflation on YoY basis.

It added: “On a Month-on-Month basis, however, March 2024 Food inflation was highest in Abia (5.17 percent), Cross River (5.14 percent), Bayelsa (4.75 percent), while Borno (1.59 percent), Yobe (2.08 percent) and Adamawa (2.12 percent) recorded the slowest rise in Food inflation on Month-on-Month basis.”

World Bank
Meanwhile, Vanguard reported earlier that the World Bank said that Nigeria’s inflation rate will remain high at 24.8 percent year-on-year, YoY, in 2024.


The World Bank also reaffirmed its projection of 3.3 percent economic growth for the country in 2024 and reduced its projection for 2025 to 2026 by 0.1 percentage points to 3.6 percent from its January projection of 3.7 percent.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/breaking-nigerias-inflation-rate-hits-33-2-nbs
Politics / Re: 2014-2024; Ten Years After Chibok Girls Saga: #bringbackourgirls by Omooba77: 7:10pm On Apr 14
DMerciful:
Nope, the SW and North perceived Jonathan as Igbo, thats why the campaign of calumny against him
.....
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Arsenal Vs Aston Villa (0 - 2) On 14th April 2024 by Omooba77: 7:05pm On Apr 14
Joy2dworldxyz:


Arsenal go win with a lone goal

We lost by 2 goals..

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Wolverhampton Vs Arsenal (0 - 2) On 20th April 2024 by Omooba77: 6:57pm On Apr 14
Arsenal hope of winning EPL title hanged in the balance after the loss,but we keep on pushing against Wolverhampton......
#COYG... ..
Politics / Re: 2014-2024; Ten Years After Chibok Girls Saga: #bringbackourgirls by Omooba77: 12:16pm On Apr 14
Wainey:
because kidnappings has become normal, when a particular crime becomes too much, it's becomes normal.
Cultism, cybercrime, agbero has become a normal thing
Hmmmm......
Politics / Re: 2014-2024; Ten Years After Chibok Girls Saga: #bringbackourgirls by Omooba77: 12:01pm On Apr 14
Why are people not carrying placards now, like they did against Jonathan, despite weekly kidnapping......

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Politics / 2014-2024; Ten Years After Chibok Girls Saga: #bringbackourgirls by Omooba77: 11:36am On Apr 14
2014-×024; Ten years after of Chibok Girls: #BringBackOurGirls
Politics / Re: Retired Justice Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore Is Dead by Omooba77: 8:47am On Apr 14
Bovis:


RIP Sir Belgore, you have come, seen and conquered
This is not Alfa Belgore......
Religion / Re: Why Are Youths Running Away From Holiness Preaching Churches? by Omooba77: 8:47am On Apr 14
May God show mercy.....
Politics / Retired Justice Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore Is Dead by Omooba77: 9:43am On Apr 10
A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, announced his death on Tuesday.

Information reaching me now indicates that Hon. Justice Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore, PCJA (retd.) is dead. May Allah forgive his shortcomings,” Gambari said in a social media post, as reported by Leadership Newspaper.

PUNCH Online was unable to locate the specific social media post referenced by the newspaper.

Belgore retired as the Justice of the Court of Appeal on April 18, 2023, on the attainment of the retirement age of 70.

Meanwhile, in a condolence message, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari described the death of Justice Belgore as a big loss to the Ilorin Emirate and nation at large.

The Emir, in a statement by his spokesman, Abdulazeez Arowona, said, “This is a great and colossal loss that has befallen the Ilorin Emirate and humanity at large.

“It is with shock that I received the news of the demise of Justice Ahmad Belgore. He was a complete gentleman, a thorough judicial officer who served the nation meritoriously in various capacities, nationally and internationally.

“He was one of the finest justices that the Ilorin Emirate has ever produced. He contributed in no small measures to the growth and development of the judiciary and humanity in general.

The Emir commiserated with the immediate and extended family members of the deceased as well as the entire people of Ilorin and Nigerians in general.

https://punchng.com/ex-appeal-court-justice-belgore-is-dead/

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Politics / Re: Petrol Subsidy Payment Pushes NNPCL's Fuel Import To $3b by Omooba77: 11:08pm On Apr 09
Nlfpmod, we are still paying subsidy....
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Bayern Munich Vs Arsenal: UCL (1 - 0) On 17th April 2024 by Omooba77: 9:56pm On Apr 09
All square..
Arsenal have all to pay for in Munich....
A win against Bayern Munich will send Arsenal to Semi final.....
#COYG.....

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich: UCL (2 - 2) On 9th April 2024 by Omooba77: 9:42pm On Apr 09
Trosssard 2-2......

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich: UCL (2 - 2) On 9th April 2024 by Omooba77: 8:35pm On Apr 09
Arsenal 1 Bayern 2....
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich: UCL (2 - 2) On 9th April 2024 by Omooba77: 8:27pm On Apr 09
1-1....
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich: UCL (2 - 2) On 9th April 2024 by Omooba77: 8:27pm On Apr 09
Bukayo scores 1-0 @Arsenal....
Politics / Petrol Subsidy Payment Pushes NNPCL's Fuel Import To $3b by Omooba77: 12:44pm On Apr 09
Despite the denial of ending subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), indications have emerged that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPL) is unable to pay oil traders $3 billion. x With surging crude oil prices, inflation and depreciation of the Naira, The Guardian had reported that about N1 trillion is being paid monthly to sustain the current pump price of petrol. Some oil traders have told Reuters that while the NNPCL is gradually clearing the backlog, over $3 trillion remains unpaid. The players said instead of the agreed 90 days, the payment is taking as much as 130 days. While NNPCL remains the sole importer of petrol, President Bola Tinubu, who had announced subsidy in his inauguration speech on May 29, 2023, backtracked through a subsequent announcement reiterating that the price would remain unchanged. The development has kept the pump price at a flat rate despite changes in market realities, including the crude price, which now sells for about $90 per barrel against the about $70 it was when Nigeria removed subsidy. Meanwhile, across most West African countries, the price of petrol now hovers between N1,400 and N2,000 per barrel. In Cameroon, a litre of PMS was N2,011; Benin Republic sells at N1,633. Togo offers it for N1,680, while the product goes for N1,500 in Ghana. It is N2,080 in Mali and N2,042 in Burkina Faso.



https://guardian.ng/news/petrol-subsidy-payment-pushes-nnpcls-fuel-import-to-3b/
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Arsenal Vs Aston Villa (0 - 2) On 14th April 2024 by Omooba77: 9:27am On Apr 08
Arsenal quest for EPL title in 2 decades remain on course with the leader hosting Aston Villa caoch by Unai, former Arsenal coach. A win will put Arsenal closer to the title.....
#COYG......

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich: UCL (2 - 2) On 9th April 2024 by Omooba77: 12:35am On Apr 08
Arsenal host Bayern in the last 8 of UCL, a win over the 2 legs sees Arsenal in the Semi....
#COYG.....

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Religion / Why Are Youths Running Away From Holiness Preaching Churches? by Omooba77: 8:53am On Apr 07
Why are youths running away from Holiness Preaching Churches?
Religion / Re: I’m Nothing, But Don’t Mock My God,’ Adeboye Cautions Critics by Omooba77: 8:50am On Apr 07
Deeper than you know......

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Brighton Vs Arsenal (0 - 3) On 6th April 2024 by Omooba77: 6:59pm On Apr 06
Kai Havaertz made it two nill Aresnal.....

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Brighton Vs Arsenal (0 - 3) On 6th April 2024 by Omooba77: 6:11pm On Apr 06
Saka with a nice penalty....

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Religion / I’m Nothing, But Don’t Mock My God,’ Adeboye Cautions Critics by Omooba77: 12:18pm On Apr 06
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned those who criticise and mock him to thread with caution. The cleric said those who do such things end badly.

Pastor Adeboye said even though he is nothing and weak, those mocking him and the mission should know that his God is a consuming fire.

He reminded his critics that the word of God made it clear that anyone God will use must be foolish, must be weak, be a nobody so that nobody will get the glory.

Recall that Adeboye had been drawing criticism from several celebrities and on-air personalities over some of his declarations and comments.

Adeboye’s sermon
Adeboye made the comments during his sermon and annointing service at the monthly Holy Ghost service. It was held on the theme: “Shielded by Fire” at The Redemption City of God.

In his words: “If Paul, who wrote more than half of the New Testament, claimed to be less than the least of the saint, according to Ephesians 3:8, Pastor Adeboye is nothing.

“However, his God is everything. Listen to me carefully, Adeboye is one stupid boy and I would prove it to you before I close, But his God is wiser than the wisest.

“Adeboye is weak, he eats pounded yam and goes to the toilet. But his God is stronger than the strongest. Adeboye is nothing but his God is the All-sufficient God.

“So there is nothing spectacular. There is no big deal if you mock Pastor Adeboye. He deserves to be mocked.

“The word of God made it abundantly clear. Anyone that God will use must be weak, foolish, and a nobody, so that only God will take the glory. So you can mock Adeboye, but you must not mock his God.

Why? Because Adeboye is nothing, there is nothing he can do to you. But his God is a Consuming fire."

Going further, he revered cleric asked his members series of questions.

“I want to ask you some questions. The fact that the leaders of Boko Haram are Muslims or claimed to be Muslims, does that mean every Muslim is a terrorist?

“Because one Islamic cleric said they should kill our first lady, does that mean every Imman is a murderer.

“There was this guy called HUSSPUPPY, the fellow who was the original 419 man that was arrested in Dubai. He happens to be a Nigerian, does that mean every Nigerian man is a 419?

“If a pastor and his wife do something insensitive somewhere, does that mean every pastor everywhere is insensitive?

Pastor in Ireland
“Then what about this pastor somewhere in Ireland. They said he committed all manners of atrocities. How will you explain that?

“Number one, the way they reported it in Nigeria is different from the way is reported where it happen.

“Over there they said “a former pastor”. Meaning he used to be. But put that one aside.

“They didn’t tell you the whole story, they did not tell you that they did not catch the boy. But he reported himself and why did he report himself, he heard a sermon on restitution and decided it is better to suffer shame while here on earth than to go to hell.

“And where did he hear that sermon, in the Redeemed Christian Church of God. We are among the few churches left in the world that ever talk about restitution.”

‘I am not Justifying the unjustifiable’
While noting that the pastor might have backslided when he committed the crime, he said: “Do you know the Bible says he who thinks he stands should take heed, lest he falls?

“Even you standing today be careful. I pray you will never fall.”

“You can say ‘but he was ordained as a pastor’. But have you heard about backsliding? Once hot for the Lord and along the line became cold. The Bible even said ‘he that thinketh that he stand…’.

“I don’t want to give the impression that I am justifying the unjustifiable. The Lord prayed all night and chose 12 disciples. One of them turned out to be Judas Iscariot. One failure out of 12.

“If you consider the number of pastors in RCCG in Nigeria, alone. Don’t let me tell you the number. But let me tell you mathematically. The number of pastors in Nigeria alone today is more than 200 thousand.

“If we find one here, one there over there, well our Lord Jesus Christ the one we are following chose 12 but one was the devil.”

Nigeria’s Economy
Pastor Adeboye lamented the increase in the pump price of fuel and the hike in the electricity tariff.

He added that what is happening in Nigeria is not ordinary. Adeboye said when he saw the way things were going he had to quickly call on some prayer warriors to intercede for the country.

He said: “If I am not such a ‘stupid’ boy I would have asked God how worse things would get before they get better.

“I did not ask. So, you see how stupid a boy I am. All of a sudden we saw the Naira going down. I never knew the Naira would go so bad.

“I know nations who got independence at the same time as Nigeria whose money is like 10,000 to a Pound.”

However, he said he called for more prayers for the country and those in place of authorities. He urged Nigerians not to be tired of praying for the country.

“As I was coming out of the prayer room, I heard the government has increased the price of fuel and electricity tarrif had increased.

“If the price of fuel increases, it means the cost of transporting the food to the market will increase. It means the food will increase in price.

“I had this feeling that the rate this is happening is no longer natural.

“And then I heard a prophet had prophesied that things would only get better towards the end of 2025.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/im-nothing-but-dont-mock-my-god-adeboye-cautions-critics/

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Politics / Re: Fuel Queues Cause Gridlock In Lagos, Ogun Amid Fear Of Looming Scarcity by Omooba77: 9:52am On Apr 06
Ikjec:
Good or bad, this administration has done well when it comes to reducing fuel cue
Queue......
Politics / Fuel Queues Cause Gridlock In Lagos, Ogun Amid Fear Of Looming Scarcity by Omooba77: 9:08am On Apr 06
In some parts of Lagos and Ogun states, the queues of desperate motorists in some of the filling stations affected the free flow of traffic.




Fuel queues on Friday resurfaced in Lagos and Ogun states as petroleum marketers say the non-availability of Premium Motor Spirit in filling stations is as a result of shortage in supply.



Similarly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited confirmed that there were no products in its Apapa depots.




The long queues resurfaced in filling stations across the two states on Friday, creating fear of impending fuel scarcity.



In some parts of Lagos and Ogun states, the queues of desperate motorists in some of the filling stations affected the free flow of traffic.



At the Oando filling station in Alapere, Lagos, commuters were held in traffic as motorists struggled to buy fuel. The station stopped dispensing fuel later in the day.



There were long queues at the Conoil filling station, while the TotalEnergies station in the same area was not dispensing fuel to customers.



PUNCH observed that many stations did not dispense fuel and this increased the pressure on the few ones where the product was available.



The NNPC station at Fadeyi did not sell petrol as of noon on Friday, while the NIPCO station recorded a long queue of vehicles waiting to get Premium Motor Spirit.



There were also long queues of motorists at the AP filling station in Onipanu.



The Mobil filling stations at Palmgrove, Alausa and Mile 2 areas of the state did not open for business.



The Enyo filling station at Ojodu junction had long queues when visited.



It was the same scenario at Eterna filling station at Oworonshoki, Northwest in Oju-Elegba, TotalEnergies and MRS in Surulere.



The NNPC, Mobil, TAS, NIPCO, Enyo, As-Salam and other filling stations along the Mowe-Ibafo route in Ogun State did not sell petrol too.



Similarly, the Capital and Enyo filling stations at Berger did not sell PMS as at the time of filing this report.



The Rain Oil and NNPC stations in Ibafo, Asese and Mowe areas had long queues of motorists, while other stations along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were shut.



The situation affected the number of commercial vehicles on the roads.



At Mile 2, some young men engaged in the sale of the product in jerrycans at N800 per litre.



A customer on the Ikotun Idimu Road in Lagos, who gave his name as Mr Ejiogbu, said, “I just noticed there are long queues in filling stations around here and I don’t know why it is only the NNPC station that is dispensing fuel in the area.



“I started noticing the scarcity and queues everywhere two days ago and I don’t know why.”



It was observed that the scarcity has started affecting transport fares.



A trader, Mrs Ada Herbert, said, “Ikotun to Cele Express used to be between N400 and N500, but today, drivers pegged it at N600; I don’t know if it was as a result of the fuel scarcity.”



At the Mobil filling station at First Gate along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, there was a short queue of motorists waiting to buy fuel in jerrycans.



One of the fuel attendants said the station managed to get fuel after three days of no supply.



“They just came to supply fuel for us now. We didn’t have fuel for over three days. I don’t know why they didn’t bring it earlier. What matters is that we have fuel to sell now,” the attendant, who declined to give his name, said.



Motorists also queued up to buy fuel at the Mobil station at Alakija, where PMS was sold fuel for N605 per litre.



The National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Hammed Fashola, had said on Monday that there was a little hiccup in the distribution of the product and expressed optimism that normalcy would be restored after the Easter break.



Fashola stated, “Yes, I think there was a little infraction in supply. The Easter holidays from Friday to Monday also added to the situation. I think from Wednesday it will ease off.



“There was little problem with supply even before the holidays. There was a little hiccup in supply, and the holiday added to it. I am sure will start getting better after the holidays.”



However, the situation seems to be getting worse four days after the Easter break.



The spokesperson for the NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, in a message on Friday, confirmed that there were queues at NNPCL stations, saying there were no products at the company’s Apapa depots.



According to him, the NNPCL has carried out a review and there is no sign of scarcity in Lagos.



Soneye stated, “There were no products at our Apapa depots. We have carried out a review and there was no sign of scarcity in Lagos.



“It is only the NNPC Retail stations that have queues due to our price differential.”



However, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria differed with the NNPCL as it confirmed queues at its filling stations.



The Executive Secretary of MEMAN, Clement Isong, said there was low stock over the Easter weekend for some of the members, adding that this resulted from truck out to supply stations without replenishment at its depots.



Isong said this led to outages in some retail outlets during the past week.



However, he stated that the depots were currently receiving PMS supplies from the NNPC Trading and would continue to do so throughout the weekend.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/04/06/fuel-queues-cause-gridlock-lagos-ogun-amid-fear-looming-scarcity
Politics / Electricity In KWH & Minimum Wage In Nigeria, South Africa & Calgary, Canada by Omooba77: 1:09pm On Apr 05
Electricity in South Africa is N147 per kWh

In Calgary, Canada it is N122 per kWh.

In Nigeria, it is N225 per kWh.

Minimum wage in South Africa is N312,000.

Minimum wage in Calgary is N2.3 million.

Minimum wage in Nigeria is N30,000.

Source: Arewa

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Brighton Vs Arsenal (0 - 3) On 6th April 2024 by Omooba77: 6:10am On Apr 05
Arsenal continues the quest for EPL tittle by visiting Brighton.....
#COYG...

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